Sunbeam WW4500D manual Cinnamon Doughnuts, Cinnamon Sugar, Banana Fritters, Recipes continued

Recipes continued

Cinnamon Doughnuts

Makes: 14

Preparation: 20 mins + proving

Cooking: 10 mins

2 teaspoons dry yeast

1 ¼ cups buttermilk or milk, warmed

¼cup caster sugar 4 cups plain flour 1 teaspoon salt

¼cup light olive oil 2 eggs, lightly beaten Vegetable oil, for deep frying

Cinnamon Sugar

1 cup caster sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1.In a small bowl, whisk the yeast into the warmed milk with 1 tablespoon of the sugar. Mix well and stand in a warm place for 10 minutes or until the mixture begins to bubble.

2.Sift the remaining sugar, flour and salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and mix through the oil, eggs and yeast mixture. Mix to a soft dough.

3.Place mixture onto a lightly floured surface and knead dough for about 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic.

4.Place dough in a bowl; cover, and stand in a warm place for about 40 minutes or until dough has doubled in size.

5.Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead again until smooth and elastic. Roll dough out to a 1 cm thickness for a thinner doughnut or to a 1 ½ cm thickness for a thicker doughnut. To cut doughnuts use either a doughnut cutter or a 9cm cutter and a 3cm cutter. Place doughnuts onto a tray lined with baking paper and cover with plastic wrap, stand in a warm place for about 20 minutes.

6.Heat oil in wok on setting 9-10.

Note: See tips on deep frying in a wok on page 7.

7.Cook doughnuts, in batches, turning once during cooking, until golden in colour.

8.Drain doughnuts on paper towelling then toss in cinnamon sugar mixture.

Banana Fritters

Serves: 4

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

½cup plain flour ¼ cup cornflour

2 teaspoons sugar

1 egg

¹⁄³ cup cold water

4 medium bananas Vegetable oil, for deep frying Icing sugar for dusting

Ice cream, to serve

1.Sift flours and sugar into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and whisk through combined egg and water.

2.Heat oil on setting 9-10 until hot.

Note: See tips on deep frying in a wok on page 7.

3.Cut bananas in half lengthways. Dip halves, one at a time, into batter. Carefully lower banana halves into oil in batches. Fry for 1-2 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towelling.

4.Serve fritters dusted with icing sugar and serve with ice cream.

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